South Dakota 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2010 Midterm Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
Secondary Election (no offices covered by this site have runoffs): Tuesday 29 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	756,874	(0.27% of 281,998,273)
Capital:	Pierre
Tuesday 8 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 29 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).

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South Dakota State and Local Government

If no candidate for United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives or Governor receives 35% of the vote in the primary, a secondary election, between the two highest vote getters, shall be held three weeks from the date of the primary election.

The following nominations are made in the party primary elections held on 8 June 2010: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Governor.

The following will be nominated at the 2010 state conventions of each political party: Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commission of School and Public Lands.

South Dakota does not permit write-ins.

8 June 2010 Primary and 2 November 2010 General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Tim Johnson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Thune • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary
			Uncontested Race

		Republican	227,947	100.00%	Senator John Thune • FEC S2SD00068; 31 Dec 10; Tot $6,539,901; Dsb $3,303,842
Total			227,947	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Mike Rounds • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	195,046	61.51%	Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • for Lieutenant Governor: Matthew "Matt" Michels

		Democratic	122,037	38.49%	state Senator Scott N. Heidepriem • for Lieutenant Governor: Ben Arndt
Total			317,083	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • First elected: 2002; re-elected 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

At-Large {map}		Democratic	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • First elected: 1 June 2004 in a Special Election to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman William Janklow. Re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

		Republican	153,703	48.12%	state Representative Kristi Lynn Noem • FEC H0SD00054; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,295,245; Dsb $2,284,546

		Democratic	146,589	45.89%	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • FEC H2SD00092; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,086,655; Dsb $2,180,564

		Independent	19,134	5.99%	B. Thomas Marking • FEC H0SD00070; 03 Dec 10; Tot $7,174; Dsb $7,754
Total			319,426	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Chris Nelson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for the U.S. House in 2010.
			Open Office (no incumbent)

		Republican	163,828	54.17%	state Senator Jason M. Gant

		Democratic	118,635	39.23%	state Senator Ben "BJ" Nesselhuf

		Constitution	19,971	6.60%	Lori Stacey • 28 August 2010: Correction-- Ms. Stacey is on the ballot. This office was affected by the 4 August 2010 CIV 10-3011-RAL decision.
Total			302,434	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Attorney General Marty J. Jackley • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Appointed 4 September 2009 upon the resignation of Attorney General Larry Long. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Republican	202,499	66.90%	Attorney General Marty J. Jackley

		Democratic	100,182	33.10%	Ron Volesky
Total			302,681	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Open		Republican	Treasurer Vern L. Larson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Retiring
			Open Office (no incumbent)

		Republican	191,408	65.25%	Auditor Rich Sattgast

		Democratic	101,924	34.75%	Tom Katus
Total			293,332	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Open		Republican	Auditor Rich Sattgast • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Treasurer
			Open Office (no incumbent)

		Republican	181,975	60.82%	Steve Barnett

		Democratic	117,218	39.18%	Julie Bartling
Total			299,193	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Commissioner of School and Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Republican	188,985	66.49%	School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson

		Democratic	95,244	33.51%	Bob Pille
Total			284,229	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.